RE: So did Atheism + bite the dust?
February 19, 2015 at 7:57 pm
(This post was last modified: February 19, 2015 at 7:59 pm by Dystopia.)
Something that I find disturbing is that moderators in that forum seem to be excessively capricious and biased - If it's a long time member breaking 10 rules and insulting a supposed (not yet proven) troll it's perfectly ok, but if it's a new member innocently asking an obvious question about social justice it's terrible and it deserves an official mod warning. Are you kidding?! 
Yeah apply the rules, unless they don't directly benefit us
I actually think that, regarding tone, when you piss off someone on purpose they have the right to be mad and sometimes insults are expected. If you tell me something that really hurts my feelings I have the right to call you a jerk and you can't demand "civility" as if my emotional tone made me wrong somehow - What I don't understand is why people should insult each other over something that is of little importance and that seems to be the case. If someone makes a mistake it's much better to explain why this or that is wrong instead of saying "I HATE YOU, GO FUCK YOURSELF". Civility is expected most of the time and generally your chances of convincing someone you're right increase if you avoid personal insults and overly aggressive/offensive tones (I leaned this in my communication & debate course)
Yeah apply the rules, unless they don't directly benefit usI actually think that, regarding tone, when you piss off someone on purpose they have the right to be mad and sometimes insults are expected. If you tell me something that really hurts my feelings I have the right to call you a jerk and you can't demand "civility" as if my emotional tone made me wrong somehow - What I don't understand is why people should insult each other over something that is of little importance and that seems to be the case. If someone makes a mistake it's much better to explain why this or that is wrong instead of saying "I HATE YOU, GO FUCK YOURSELF". Civility is expected most of the time and generally your chances of convincing someone you're right increase if you avoid personal insults and overly aggressive/offensive tones (I leaned this in my communication & debate course)
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
